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VOLUPTUOUS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses
Example:
a chinchilla robe of sybaritic lavishness
Synonyms:
epicurean; luxuriant; luxurious; sybaritic; voluptuary; voluptuous
Classified under:
Similar:
indulgent (characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone)
Derivation:
voluptuousness (the property of being lush and abundant and a pleasure to the senses)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Having strong sexual appeal
Example:
a toothsome blonde in a tight dress
Synonyms:
juicy; luscious; lush; red-hot; toothsome; voluptuous
Classified under:
Similar:
sexy (marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest)
Derivation:
voluptuousness (the quality of being attractive and exciting (especially sexually exciting))
Sense 3
Meaning:
(of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves
Example:
a curvy young woman in a tight dress
Synonyms:
bosomy; busty; buxom; curvaceous; curvy; full-bosomed; sonsie; sonsy; stacked; voluptuous; well-endowed
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
shapely (having a well-proportioned and pleasing shape)
Derivation:
voluptuousness (the quality of having a well-rounded body)
Context examples:
She seemed like a nightmare of Lucy as she lay there; the pointed teeth, the bloodstained, voluptuous mouth—which it made one shudder to see—the whole carnal and unspiritual appearance, seeming like a devilish mockery of Lucy's sweet purity.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
